World Fishing News – Page 409

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    World's first industrial plant for copepods

    2015-05-07T10:09:00Z

    C-Feed (a spin-off from SINTEF) has so far produced copepods on a small scale in Trondheim, Norway, but when the new plant opens in the autumn, the company will start by increasing its production by a factor of 10. Using unique technology from SINTEF, the new factory, which is ...

  • Ocean Safety is launching a brand new range of liferafts
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    New range of commercial liferafts launched

    2015-05-07T10:03:00Z

    Ocean Safety is launching a brand new range of liferafts, specifically designed for the demanding and diverse requirements of the commercial maritime sector.

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    Strict conditions imposed in the SPF

    2015-05-07T07:30:00Z

    Mid-water trawlers in the Small Pelagic Fishery will only be allowed to fish during daytime hours as part of more restrictive measures put in place by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

  • The MBF 3000 processing line will process up to 6,500 pounds of scallops per hour
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    New scallop processing line for Eastern Fisheries

    2015-05-06T12:17:00Z

    Iceland’s Skaginn Inc has completed an IQF frozen scallop processing line for USA-based Eastern Fisheries, Inc.

  • Rune Bjerke and Elin Eidesvik at C-feed. Credit: Thor Nielsen
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    World's first industrial plant for copepods

    2015-05-06T12:03:00Z

    Norwegian company C-Feed is building the world''s first industrial plant for copepods – a fish-fry feed for the production of ballan wrasse, tuna, halibut and other marine species.

  • Black tiger prawn. Credit: Agnes Le Port
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    New hub for advanced prawn breeding research

    2015-05-06T11:29:00Z

    Australia’s James Cook University and partner organisations have launched a new prawn research hub, which will focus on developing the world’s most advanced breeding program for the farmed black tiger prawn.

  • Mr A Indrakumar, chairman and managing director of Avanti Feeds
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    Four-Star BAP for third Indian group

    2015-05-06T10:24:00Z

    Avanti Feeds Limited has become India’s third group to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species.

  • News

    WSC announces new sponsors

    2015-05-06T10:09:00Z

    British retailer, Marks & Spencer, and owner of The Saucy Fish Co. brand, Icelandic Seachill, have been announced as sponsors of the World Seafood Congress 2015.

  • A Chinese krill trawler stern section anchored in Montevideo port, Uruguay, in early 2014. Montevideo port is a hub for several krill operations which include Norwegian and Korean trawlers.
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    Krill oil in demand

    2015-05-06T09:49:00Z

    There are eight Chinese-flagged factory trawlers registered to fish for krill (Euphausia superba, Dana) in the CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) approved South Antarctic Ocean region during the 2014-2015 fishing season, although all eight may not finally reach there.

  • Any production growth can only come chiefly from marine aquaculture © FAO/Roberto Faidutti
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    FAO Fisheries: Model 2015

    2015-05-06T09:35:00Z

    Menakhem Ben-Yami revisits FAO Fisheries and discusses how times have changed.

  • The L21/31 engine has a 1,290-1,935 kW output range and will be installed on Patagonia’s new wellboat
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    Chilean fish farmer orders MAN gensets

    2015-05-05T16:13:00Z

    Chilean fish farming operator, Patagonia Wellboat, has ordered three MAN Diesel and Turbo 6L21/31 gensets for its new Wellboat.

  • The National Fish & Chip Awards 2016 have been launched
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    National Fish & Chip Awards 2016

    2015-05-05T12:57:00Z

    Seafish has launched The National Fish & Chip Awards 2016, marking the start of the nine month hunt to find the UK’s best fish and chip businesses.

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    Tuna meeting results welcomed

    2015-05-05T12:00:00Z

    The EU has welcomed the results of the 19th meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), held in Busan, Korea, from 24 April to 1 May 2015.

  • MareVivo has achieved Friend of the Sea certification
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    Italian fishery a Friend of the Sea

    2015-05-05T11:32:00Z

    The Italian company MareVivo has achieved Friend of the Sea certification for its European hake, red mullet, musky octopus, mantis shrimp and deep-water rose shrimp.

  • 'Don Franco'
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    New trawler for Argentine family

    2015-05-05T10:51:00Z

    A new vessel has joined the Argentine trawler fleet – the FV ‘Don Franco’.

  • INAPESCA has introduced a new cage model for use in coastal fishing
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    New cage to reduce bycatch

    2015-05-05T10:06:00Z

    Mexico’s National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA) has introduced a new cage model for use in coastal fishing, which will help reduce bycatch as it only allows the extraction of commercial size fish.

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    NZ company fined after crewman dies

    2015-05-01T10:00:00Z

    New Zealand fishing and seafood company Talleys Group Ltd has been fined NZ$48,000 and ordered to pay NZ$35,000 in reparation to the family of a crewman killed after falling nearly 7m on the vessel ‘Capt MJ Souza’ in May 2012.

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    New Scanbio CEO

    2015-05-01T09:30:00Z

    Scanbio Marine Group AS, producer of hydrolysed fish proteins and fish oils, has announced that John Binde has been appointed chief executive officer, effective from 1 August 2015.

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    Major increase in sustainable stocks

    2015-05-01T09:00:00Z

    New scientific research shows that 18 times as many commercial species are now fished at safe biological limits compared to 12 years ago.

  • Maliangan Besar Village in the proposed Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia. © James Morgan / WWF-US
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    Malaysia awarded for marine park plans

    2015-05-01T08:30:00Z

    WWF has presented its Leaders for a Living Planet Award to the state government of Sabah in recognition of its effort to create the largest marine park in Malaysia.